May 21, 2010 16:10
over at Bad Astronomy
"600 light years away, in the constellation of Auriga, there is a star in some ways similar to our Sun. It’s a shade hotter (by about 800° C), more massive, and older. Oddly, it appears to be laced with heavy elements: more oxygen, aluminum, and so on, than might be expected. A puzzle.
Then, last year, it was discovered that this star had a planet orbiting it....The planet is a weirdo, for many reasons… but it won’t be weird for too much longer. That’s because the star is eating it."
space,
star